Structured Array Hardware for Automatically Realized Applications (SAHARA)

Abstract

The Structured Array Hardware for Automatically Realized Applications (SAHARA) program developed technology for the secure development of custom chips for defense systems. Current DoD systems often employ field-programmable gate array (FPGAs), whose flexibility advantages are offset by lower performance. Structured application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) deliver significantly higher performance and lower power consumption, which makes them an efficient and effective alternative to FPGAs for defense electronic systems. Manually converting FPGAs to structured ASICs, however, is a complex, lengthy, and costly process. SAHARA developed automated technologies to reduce design time, optimize performance, and minimize the power dissipated by the secure, structured ASIC.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
53f5fed2be193ef5011b0fd19eb3f550

Tags

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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